Desegregating Chicago’s Public Schools [electronic resource] : Policy Implementation, Politics, and Protest, 1965–1985 /
Danns, Dionne.author.
Highlighting the processes and missteps involved in creating and carrying out school desegregation policies in Chicago, Dionne Danns discusses the challenges of using the 1964 Civil Rights Act to implement school desegregation and the resultant limitations and effectiveness of government legislative power in bringing about social change.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Redmond's School Desegregation Plan and Reactions; 2 Faculty Desegregation, 1969-1981; 3 State Involvement with Student Desegregation, 1971-1979; 4 Federal Involvement with Student Desegregation; 5 Chicago Desegregates Predominantly White Schools; Conclusion; Appendix: Timeline of Chicago Desegregation Efforts; Notes; Index
Includes index.
Highlighting the processes and missteps involved in creating and carrying out school desegregation policies in Chicago, Dionne Danns discusses the challenges of using the 1964 Civil Rights Act to implement school desegregation and the resultant limitations and effectiveness of government legislative power in bringing about social change.
Education and state.
America—History.
Education—History.
Educational sociology.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Education Policy.
History of the Americas.
History of Education.
Sociology of Education.
US History.
Modern History.